Stará Turá
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Stará Turá or Stara Rura is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.
Geography
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History
The first written record about Stará Turá was in 1392, as a village belonging to the Čachtice Castle. It was part of it until feudalism ceased to exist in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary.
In 1467, Matthias Corvinus promoted Stará Turá to the servile town (oppidum), boosting the town's economy. In 1848, the town was nearly destroyed by fire.
It is mentioned in the popular folk song Teče Voda, Teče.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stará Turá was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Demographics
Template:Historical populationAccording to the 2001 census, the town had 10,291 inhabitants. 97.4% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.7% Czechs and 0.2% Roma.[1] The religious make-up was 45.5% Lutherans, 27.3% Roman Catholics and 23.6% people with no religious affiliation.[1]
Education
Secondary Industrial School is located in the city.
Notable people
- Viliam Vagač (1909–1970), SDB, Roman Catholic priest and religious prisoner (sentenced to 18 years in prison).[2]
Twin towns – sister cities
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References
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- ↑ KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924). Bratislava : Don Bosco, 2019. Template:ISBN. p. 283–284.
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External links
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